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justified
adjective
1 justified
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Roget 987:
pious,
religious,
devout,
devoted,
reverent,
godly,
heavenly-minded,
humble,
pure,
holy,
spiritual,
pietistic;
saintly,
saint-like;
seraphic,
sacred,
solemn.
believing,
faithful,
Christian,
Catholic.
elected,
adopted,
justified,
sanctified,
regenerated,
inspired,
consecrated,
converted,
unearthly,
not of the earth.
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Moby thesaurus: balanced, born again, circumcised, converted, defensible, deserved, due, earned, entitled, equitable, even, evenhanded, fair, fair and square, fit, good, just, justifiable, lawful, legal, level, meet, meet and right, merited, proper, qualified, reborn, redeemed, regenerate, regenerated, renewed, right, right and proper, rightful, saved, spiritually purified, square, warrantable, warranted, well-earned, well-grounded, worthy ... show more.
justify
verb
1 justify
Show to be right by providing justification or proof.
synonym: vindicate.
Roget 976:
create,
move,
uphold,
preserve,
govern
&c.;
atone,
redeem,
save,
propitiate,
mediate,
&c.;
predestinate,
elect,
call,
ordain,
bless,
justify,
sanctify,
glorify
&c..
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Dutch: verantwoorden, opeisen, uitlijnen
2 justify
used of God Declare innocent; absolve from the penalty of sin.
3 justify
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noun
Roget 937:
vindication,
justification,
warrant;
exoneration,
exculpation;
acquittal
etc.
970;
whitewashing.
extenuation;
palliation,
palliative;
softening,
mitigation.
reply,
defense;
recrimination
etc.
938.
apology,
gloss,
varnish;
plea
etc.
617;
salvo;
excuse,
extenuating circumstances;
allowance,
allowance to be made;
locus paenitentiae [Lat.].
apologist,
vindicator,
justifier;
defendant
etc.
938.
justifiable charge,
true bill.
v..
justify,
warrant;
be an excuse for
etc.
n.;
lend a color,
furnish a handle;
vindicate;
exculpate,
disculpate†;
acquit
etc.
970;
clear,
set right,
exonerate,
whitewash;
clear the skirts of.
extenuate,
palliate,
excuse,
soften,
apologize,
varnish,
slur,
gloze;
put a gloss,
put a good face upon;
mince;
gloss over,
bolster up,
help a lame dog over a stile.
advocate,
defend,
plead one's cause;
stand up for,
stick up for,
speak up for;
contend for,
speak for;
bear out,
keep in countenance,
support;
plead
&c.,
617;
say in defense;
plead ignorance;
confess and avoid,
propugn†,
put in a good word for.
take the will for the deed,
make allowance for,
give credit for,
do justice to;
give one his due,
give the Devil his due.
make good;
prove the truth of,
prove one's case;
be justified by the event.
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Moby thesaurus: absolve, account, account for, acquit, allow, amnesty, approve, argue, assert, authenticate, authorize, back, bear out, claim, clear, compose, confirm, contend, corroborate, cry sour grapes, decontaminate, defend, demonstrate, destigmatize, discharge, dismiss, dispense from, do justice to, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exempt from, exonerate, explain, explain away, extenuate, forgive, free, give absolution, gloss, grant amnesty to, grant immunity, grant remission, impose, legalize, legitimate, legitimatize, legitimize, let go, let off, make up, nonpros, overrun, palliate, pardon, permit, pi, pi a form, prove, purge, quash the charge, rationalize, rehabilitate, reinstate, release, remit, restore, sanction, set, set free, set in print, shrive, substantiate, support, sustain, uphold, validate, verify, vindicate, warrant, whitewash, withdraw the charge ... show more.
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